Updated 9:36 pm, Friday, March 28, 2014

Grace came out as transgender in May 2012 and began undergoing hormone therapy that same month in transitioning to a woman.

Now, the band is touring in support of their new album “Transgender Dysphoria Blues.” They're at Backstage Live, 1305 E Houston St., at 7 p.m. Tuesday with Cheap Girls and Laura Stevenson opening. Tickets cost $16 advance at frontgatetickets.com.

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Grace immediately addresses her transition in the opening lines of the album.

“Your tells are so obvious/Shoulders too broad for a girl/Keeps you reminded/Helps you to remember where/You come from,” she sings.

As far as her unchanged singing voice goes, Grace said last month on Reddit, “people just need to accept that this, too, is what a woman sounds like.”

Her reception, she said in an NPR interview in January, has been overwhelmingly positive. But she also said in interviews that coming out ended her relationship with her father and she no longer lives with her wife.

Richard Farias, board chairman of the Pride Center of San Antonio, said he's glad he hasn't seen much controversy surrounding Grace's coming out. He said it could have a lot to do with music genre rather than gender.

Yes, there are punk bands that are testosterone-fueled. But rockers such as The New York Dolls and Lou Reed challenged gender roles long ago.

“Punk music as a whole is countercultural, and it's nice that she's been embraced,” Farias said. “I wonder if it would have been a different situation if it were a male country singer instead.”

Farias also pointed to the growing number of public figures who have been comfortable coming out as gay, including two athletes, pro basketball player Jason Collins and football player Michael Sam.

But there are still few transgender people in the public eye. Chaz Bono, the child of Sonny and Cher, underwent female-to-male transition beginning in 2008. Lana Wachowski (formerly Larry), who wrote and directed “The Matrix” trilogy with her brother Andy, began her transition in the early 2000s.

“Any time you see these barriers get broken down multiple times, each one makes a difference,” Farias said. “If it's politically with an openly out candidate, a celebrity or a sports figure, it can become a nonissue some day.”